Reassertion of British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (1833)
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This article is about the re-establishment of British rule on the Falkland Islands in 1833. For other uses, see Falklands Crisis.
In December 1832, two naval vessels were sent by the United Kingdom to re-assert British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas), after the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata (part of which later became Argentina) ignored British diplomatic protests over the appointment of Luis Vernet as governor of the Falkland Islands and a dispute over fishing rights.
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Sketch of brig-sloop HMS Clio which reasserted British sovereignty in the Falklands | |||||||||
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